- Why is plowing with an ox and a donkey yoked together prohibited?
The hosts debut a new game, 'Deuteronomy or Dan': Dan reads a law and everyone guesses whether it is from Deuteronomy or invented by Dan. Rounds include not eating animals found dead (Deuteronomy 14:21), not riding a donkey sidesaddle (Dan), defect-free sacrifices (Deuteronomy 17:1), not touching entrails (Dan), the ox-and-donkey yoke (Deuteronomy 22:10), wool-and-linen clothing (Deuteronomy 22:11), not waking a neighbor before sunrise (Dan), no interest on loans (Deuteronomy), sun-baked honey and damp raisins (Dan), and eating grapes in a neighbor's vineyard but not basketing them (Deuteronomy 23:24).
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